℗ 2022 Orchid Classics
| Released | April 15, 2022 |
| Duration | 1h 02m 48s |
| Record Label | Orchid Classics |
| Catalogue No. | ORC100190 |
| Genre | Classical (Chamber) |
Bassoon Steppes
Lola Descours, Paloma Kouider
Available in 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
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12 Études, Op. 8
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1.1
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No. 11 in B-Flat Minor (Arr. G. Piatigorsky for Bassoon & Piano)
Gregor Piatigorsky; Alexander Scriabin; Lola Descours; Paloma Kouider |
3:45 | |||
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24 Preludes, Op. 34 (Excerpts Arr. B. Hainaut for Bassoon & Piano)
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1.2
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No. 6, Allegretto
Dmitri Shostakovich; Bertrand Hainaut; Lola Descours; Paloma Kouider |
1:20 | |||
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1.3
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No. 13, Moderato
Dmitri Shostakovich; Bertrand Hainaut; Lola Descours; Paloma Kouider |
1:07 | |||
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1.4
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No. 14, Adagio
Bertrand Hainaut; Dmitri Shostakovich; Lola Descours; Paloma Kouider |
2:19 | |||
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1.5
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No. 15, Allegretto
Bertrand Hainaut; Dmitri Shostakovich; Lola Descours; Paloma Kouider |
0:59 | |||
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1.6
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No. 16, Andantino
Bertrand Hainaut; Dmitri Shostakovich; Lola Descours; Paloma Kouider |
1:25 | |||
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1.7
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No. 24, Allegretto
Bertrand Hainaut; Dmitri Shostakovich; Lola Descours; Paloma Kouider |
1:34 | |||
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4 Romances, Op. 2
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1.8
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No. 2, Eastern Song (The Nightingale Enslaved by the Rose / Arr. L. Descours & P. Kouider for Bassoon & Piano)
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov; Lola Descours; Paloma Kouider; Lola Descours; Paloma Kouider |
3:04 | |||
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6 Pieces, Op. 19, TH 133
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1.9
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No. 4, Nocturne (Arr. I. Kostlan for Bassoon & Piano)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky; Ivan Kostlan; Lola Descours; Paloma Kouider |
4:19 | |||
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1.10
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I Walk Unseen
Lera Auerbach; Lola Descours; Paloma Kouider |
7:10 | |||
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1.11
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Do Not Tempt Me (Arr. L. Descours & P. Kouider for Bassoon & Piano)
Mikhail Glinka; Lola Descours; Paloma Kouider; Lola Descours; Paloma Kouider |
3:03 | |||
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Cello Sonata in G Minor, Op. 19 (Arr. L. Descours & P. Kouider for Bassoon & Piano)
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1.12
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I. Lento
Lola Descours; Paloma Kouider; Sergei Rachmaninoff; Lola Descours; Paloma Kouider |
10:14 | |||
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1.13
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II. Allegro scherzando
Sergei Rachmaninoff; Lola Descours; Paloma Kouider; Lola Descours; Paloma Kouider |
6:18 | |||
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1.14
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III. Andante
Sergei Rachmaninoff; Lola Descours; Paloma Kouider; Lola Descours; Paloma Kouider |
5:49 | |||
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1.15
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IV. Allegro mosso
Sergei Rachmaninoff; Lola Descours; Paloma Kouider; Lola Descours; Paloma Kouider |
10:22 | |||
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Digital Booklet
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Bassoonist Lola Descours, prize-winner of the prestigious Tchaikovsky competition in 2019, performs an all-Russian program of music transcribed for bassoon and piano. A passionate advocate for the bassoon and its often underestimated capacity for colour and expression, Lola Descours performs repertoire of great variety, including Glinka, considered to be the first great Russian composer, as well as lyrical Tchaikovsky, romantic Rachmaninov, powerful Scriabin, and sardonic Shostakovich. The program is brought up to date with a dream-like piece by contemporary Russian composer Lera Auerbach. Lola Descours is partnered in this recital by pianist Paloma Koulder, with whom she has made several of the arrangements heard on the album.
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Orchid Classics Studio Masters
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -2.41 -7.32 to -0.30 | -22.82 -27.62 to -20.60 | -19.28 -23.30 to -17.10 | 12 11 to 15 | |
| 1 | No. 11 in B-Flat Minor (Arr. G. Piatigorsky for Bassoon & Piano) | -3.52 | -22.59 | -19.3 | 11 |
| 2 | No. 6, Allegretto | -3.86 | -22.12 | -19.0 | 13 |
| 3 | No. 13, Moderato | -7.32 | -27.62 | -23.3 | 11 |
| 4 | No. 14, Adagio | -0.30 | -20.98 | -17.1 | 11 |
| 5 | No. 15, Allegretto | -1.42 | -22.68 | -19.5 | 13 |
| 6 | No. 16, Andantino | -2.30 | -22.83 | -19.7 | 12 |
| 7 | No. 24, Allegretto | -4.92 | -25.35 | -21.9 | 13 |
| 8 | No. 2, Eastern Song (The Nightingale Enslaved by the Rose / Arr. L. Descours & P. Kouider for Bassoon & Piano) | -4.60 | -25.55 | -21.4 | 11 |
| 9 | No. 4, Nocturne (Arr. I. Kostlan for Bassoon & Piano) | -3.37 | -21.34 | -17.9 | 11 |
| 10 | I Walk Unseen | -0.30 | -22.02 | -18.0 | 13 |
| 11 | Do Not Tempt Me (Arr. L. Descours & P. Kouider for Bassoon & Piano) | -2.25 | -22.45 | -18.8 | 11 |
| 12 | I. Lento | -0.57 | -21.69 | -18.3 | 13 |
| 13 | II. Allegro scherzando | -0.30 | -22.36 | -19.3 | 15 |
| 14 | III. Andante | -0.88 | -22.05 | -18.3 | 12 |
| 15 | IV. Allegro mosso | -0.30 | -20.60 | -17.4 | 13 |